This spacious 44sqm studio apartment was built in the 1960s. Architect Nils Lönnroth designed the building in which it is located in keeping with the Swedish ideal of the time: functional, bright, and pleasant to live in. Nearly sixty years later, it still lives up to all the promises of that era. And it offers a floor area that is no longer found in small apartments without a separate…
Seattle, Barcelona, Mallorca, Napa, Marseille, just like every week, here are ten interiors we spotted this week in magazines. Every Sunday, the “Decor & Design Week” column features a curated selection for interior design enthusiasts. Planète Déco scours the best magazines and specialized websites, both in France and abroad. This roundup helps us spot projects that stand out from the…
160 kilometers from Los Angeles, the San Jacinto Mountains are a place where nature enchants you. Idyllwild, a small mountain town nestled along the Pacific Crest Trail, embodies all that California does best. Ponderosa pines tower over the sky with their giant silhouettes. Granite boulders rise from the ground as if placed there by a mischievous giant. And in the midst of this almost surreal…
Located on the fifth floor of a well-maintained building, this 68sqm contemporary apartment is situated in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the greater Stockholm area. Nacka Strand holds a special place in Sweden’s geography. This area, located east of Stockholm and once industrial, has been transformed into a residential neighborhood on the shores of Lake Baggensfjärden. Trees are…
Behind the dark red brick facade of a former fire house in SoHo, artist Daniel Arsham has set up his own museum and his loft. Arsham is known for his sculptures that seem frozen in time, everyday objects (phones, cameras, basketballs) cast in calcite or basalt, as if preserved in a fictional archaeological setting. The walls are adorned with his own works. One wonders where the living space ends…
Olhão is unlike any other town in the Algarve. Here, there are no golden cliffs, no golf courses, and no flashy marinas. It’s a small town where the facades are white and blue, the streets smell of grilled fish, and flat roofs stretch all the way to the horizon. And here stands this renovated former fisherman’s house dating from the early 20th century. Casa da Bica is owned by a Belgian couple…
This 81sqm historic apartment is located on the top floor of a building dating from 1898, in the Linné neighborhood of Gothenburg. It is a spacious three-room apartment featuring striking old-style high ceilings. Stucco moldings are still visible thanks to a careful renovation and the colors that highlight them. Two tiled stoves in a single apartment The apartment features two of these Swedish…
From the outside, nothing gives away what lies behind the brick facade of this renovated and expanded Victorian house. Although the deep black window and door frames, which stand out against the stone, suggest that the renovation has modernized it. The house blends in with the row of classic townhouses on the street. It doesn’t catch our eye… And yet, as soon as you step through the door… An…
Some projects start out as investments and end up as love stories. That’s exactly what happened with this 60sqm apartment renovated in Paris. It’s nestled in the Cité de Trévise, one of the most discreet enclaves in the 9th arrondissement. The owners had commissioned Atelier Compostelle to create a rental unit. Four months of work later, they decided to keep the apartment for themselves. The…
The young couple who own this 87sqm apartment simply wanted to live surrounded by authentic materials. For this project, they entrusted the design of their spacious new three-room apartment to architect Maria Rodionovskaya of the ON Plane firm. She translated this wish into an interior that is both understated and deeply welcoming, a warm, minimalist environment. A color palette inspired by…
